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Trial Advocacy
For the first time, The University of Akron School of Law has had one of its programs break into the specialty feature of the U. S. News and World Report (“USNWR”). Our Trial Advocacy program has tied for 7th place in the nation with Georgetown, Northwestern, and Washington University in St. Louis. This accomplishment is printed in the most recent issue of USNWR. It is a great pleasure to see this additional accolade included among the many accomplishments of our student trial teams. The National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) ranked us 2nd in the nation this fall, based upon three years’ performance in the two major national competitions. We have also been in NITA's top 16 more times than any other law school. We think the NITA rankings are the more reliable ranking. Still, we are happy to see the recognition in the USNWR which has a greater market share. There are many who have contributed to these successes: the student participants, the many alumni coaches, and three individuals who deserve special commendation for the outstanding performance of this program – Professor Emeritus Charles Kirkwood who founded the program and coached the team to so many successes; Paul Perantinides (’69) who, at an early point, stepped forward with a significant donation to help support these teams; and Larry Sutter (’89) who has been a key coach and leader for our teams since Professor Kirkwood’s retirement.
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